Di Renjie looked at the small trebuchet in front of him and was puzzled.
Compared with the trebuchet built by Yunchu in Liaodong, there was not much difference between this thing and the trebuchet built in Liaodong at that time, except that it was small in size and had no counterweight and required manpower to pull it.
A dozen people pulling a rope can accurately throw a stone weighing ten kilograms to the Yun family two hundred steps away. It is simply shocking.
The trebuchet is a top-secret and important weapon of the country in the military, and there is absolutely no reason why it should be left outside for people to manufacture and use at will.
Even though this trebuchet was not as powerful as the siege weapons manufactured by Yunchu in Liaodong and required too many manpower, its appearance was very close to the trebuchets in the Tang army.
Hearing the loud noise outside, Di Renjie took Yin Erhu and the others out of the yard where the trebuchet was placed, and continued to pursue the big man-eaters.
To give Li Hong a big scene where he can perform and direct, they have to hide in the dark and leave some clues for the prince to pursue. This matter is more troublesome than catching those big cannibals.
The emperor and empress are not in Chang'an City, and the prince is the most important person in this city!
When big people deal with small things, they often try their best to fight against the rabbit.
Therefore, the city gates of Chang'an City were immediately sealed, and then the 108 cities, including the imperial city, and the palace city were also immediately sealed. Immediately after, the Jinwu Guards, and the soldiers and horses of the left and right guards were all on the streets.
.
Countless bad guys and police officers led these soldiers and began to search from house to house.
The reason why the scene was so big was entirely because Li Hong claimed that he had been assassinated! The assassination was launched with a trebuchet!
Li Yifu, Xu Jingzong, and General Xin Mao were frightened to death after hearing the news.
Xu Jingzong, who had always been huddled at home watching prostitutes ride horses, jumped up from the couch, pulled off a naked prostitute, jumped on a horse, and ran frantically to Jinchangfang without even having time to put on his shoes.
Once the prince was assassinated, regardless of whether he was Wu Mei's confidant or not, the furious emperor and empress would cut him into pieces.
In Jinchangfang, I saw the prince standing calmly in front of a table, pointing at the Chang'an floor plan on the table, and pointing at a group of armored generals, looking very angry.
Seeing that the prince was safe and sound, Xu Jingzong felt weak in his limbs and sat limply on the threshold. He cupped his hands and said to the prince, "Please return to the palace quickly."
When Li Hong saw Xu Jingzong, he stepped forward to help him up and said solemnly, "The big cannibal is plotting to assassinate me."
Xu Jingzong's originally tense face immediately relaxed after hearing this, and he said with some confusion, "Is it just a cannibal?"
Li Hong nodded and said, "It's the big cannibal. Now we are searching for the big cannibal in the whole city, and we have also found the weapon they used to assassinate me - the trebuchet!"
"Trebuchet?" Xu Jingzong's emotions that had just calmed down immediately became high again, causing his voice to break.
What is a trebuchet? How important is this thing? How could Xu Jingzong, the prime minister, not know about it?
At this moment, the faces of Changsun Wuji, Li Ji, Su Dingfang... all the people who could use trebuchets passed by his eyes one by one.
After the gunpowder has been dispersed, if the trebuchets are also dispersed, then even if you are hiding at home and being protected by your troops, you will definitely not be safe.
If gunpowder was used in conjunction with a trebuchet... Xu Jingzong did not dare to continue thinking about it.
Thinking of this, Xu Jingzong coughed, cleared his throat, and said to General Jinwuwei, "Since it is confirmed that the cannibals are responsible, we must capture all the cannibals in Chang'an City before sunset."
Although the generals gathered in front of Li Hong and served obediently, Li Hong tried to force them to do things, but it was impossible. The emperor and the queen were not around, and there were only a few prime ministers who could use the defensive forces in the city.
The generals left in a hurry to do business, and General Li Yifu and Xin Mao hurried over.
Yu Xiurong personally served tea to the prince and prime minister, and then bowed out respectfully.
Li Hong took a sip of tea, sat on the middle seat with a golden sword, and said to the three prime ministers, "I want to repair the East Palace, and I also want to get some money for Yun Chu to use to help me do some small business. You two
Taifu, there is also Xin Xiang who wants to help me."
When the human cat Li Yifu heard this, he immediately laughed and said, "So the plot to assassinate the prince is false. Is it true that the prince wants to get some money?"
"That's it, it's very simple"
Li Hong shook his head and said, "The plot to assassinate Gu is true, and it is also true that Gu wants to get money from the big cannibal. It's just that they plotted to assassinate Gu first, and Gu wanted to get money later. Don't get confused."
General Xin Mao finally understood the situation and laughed and said, "The cannibals in Chang'an City only number a thousand people, and even if their money is taken away, they will not be much. They cannot support the grand occasion of His Highness the Crown Prince."
If His Highness the Crown Prince is in urgent need of some money, a certain family will introduce several merchants to His Highness the Crown Prince. Although the money is not much, it is still twenty to thirty thousand dollars a year. Why bother to create such a big battle and make the common people laugh?
"
Li Hong looked at General Xin Mao dissatisfied and said, "What are you going to do with the money of the people of the Tang Dynasty?"
Depriving them of money is the biggest joke to the lonely family.
If the big cannibal hadn't planned to assassinate the Gu family this time, Gu wouldn't have attacked them. They asked for this."
Li Yifu looked at Li Hong with a smile and said, "Your Highness is wise. They say that drinking and pecking is a predetermined decision. Since it is a cannibal who plots to assassinate His Highness, then the cannibal must bear the corresponding price and accept the corresponding punishment."
I thought that His Highness would definitely get his wish."
Li Hong patted the table with his little hand and said, "Okay, money can't be put on the table. It's because there are two masters here that I don't hide my thoughts."
This matter has been settled. The next issue of the trebuchet will be a headache for the three of us. If this matter is not handled well, my father will definitely not be able to explain it."
Speaking of trebuchets.
Whether it was Xu Jingzong, Li Yifu or General Xin Mao, the joking smiles on the faces of the three disappeared.
This is a real big trouble.
"Where is Yunchu?" Li Yifu asked the prince's retinue.
The retinue replied, "I'm locked up outside the city... I won't be able to come back for a while."
"Where is the trebuchet?"
"It has been sent to Jinwuwei camp and has not been seen by outsiders."
"But the standard ordnance of our Tang Dynasty army?"
"Reporting to Prime Minister Li, there are many differences from the trebuchets in our army, and they are not similar to the ordnance in our army."
After hearing the retinue's answer, Li Yifu breathed a sigh of relief and said to Xu Jingzong and General Xin Mao, "We still need two more people to assist you, Your Highness. I will personally go to Jinwuwei's camp to see the difference between the two trebuchets."
We will make a final decision later. "Your Highness, do you think it is feasible?"
Li Hong waved his hands and said, "Teacher, just go ahead and do your work. It's best to come to a conclusion before my father knows about it. It's best that the trebuchet didn't come out of the army, otherwise it will definitely be a situation where people will be killed."
Li Yifu saluted and said, "Old minister, I know."
Li Hong added, "Once the thief is caught, he will also be handed over to the Taifu, so as not to make people think that this is a shameful thing done by a lonely family."
Li Yifu looked at the Crown Prince Li Hongdao with relief, "I thought His Highness wouldn't take this into consideration, but I didn't expect that His Highness would already care about it. In this way, this matter can be handled cleanly and no one will gossip."
The trebuchet was thrown from Tongshanfang next to Jinchangfang and was set up on the roof of a family. Afterwards, these people wanted to destroy the trebuchet, but because Li Hong searched too hastily, these people took the trebuchet from
Once the roof was down, you had to escape quickly.
Tongshanfang is only separated from Qixia Gate by Tongjifang, and the two ways are connected by a road. When these big cannibals evacuated from Tongshanfang and passed through Tongjifang, they were seen by many people because of their appearance.
There were many barbarians in Chang'an City, and the people were not surprised. It was only when the gates of the city were closed and the bad guys started to search, that people woke up and realized that those damn big cannibals had done bad things, and they came forward to accuse them one after another.
When the bad guys followed the direction identified by the people to Qixia Gate, they discovered that these people had escaped from Chang'an City.
So, the general of Jinwu Guard opened the city gate and led an army to chase them all the way. They firmly believed that even if a group of strange-looking foreigners escaped from the city, they would not be able to hide for long.
A person in a superior position must be a participant and a requester in every incident related to him or her, otherwise, others will react for you, which is a great shame for a person in a superior position.
Just like the place on the table, you can choose not to eat, but you must have your own place and tableware. Li Hong is the prince now, and he has the right to sit at any table.
So, this time, Li Hong chose to ask for money, just like he chose braised pork on the dining table. Although there were more exquisite meals on the table, he was still willing to eat braised pork. This was his personal choice.
Di Renjie not only needs to track down those giant cannibals, but also needs to replenish the traces that these giant cannibals have erased. What if the people from the East Palace can't find them?
The Great Eaters had no horses, but they ran as fast as camels and could reach ten miles away in a matter of seconds.
After Di Renjie saw a cloud of smoke rising behind him, he led Yin Erhu and the others into a bamboo forest. After passing through the bamboo forest, they went to a small roadside shop to drink some wine and rest.
A group of glittering cavalry roared past the entrance of the small shop. The general at the head was wearing bright armor and holding a horse spear. He looked like a fierce general.
These people are all members of Prince Liu's team who were raised frugally by Li Hong. Some of them came from the Western Regions and are really powerful, while others were selected by Li Zhi for his son from the royal family and the children of aristocratic families. This group
It was obvious that he was either a child of the royal family or a child of an aristocratic family.
There are not a single tree in the wilderness of Wannian County. There are occasionally some small bamboo forests. These bamboos have only grown recently. They are as tall as a person and are sparse, making it impossible to hide people.
As for the seedlings in the field, they have only grown over an inch long. The dozen or so running cannibals are particularly eye-catching in such an environment. After the general of the East Palace saw the group of escaped cannibals, they were all
The one who screamed quickly rushed over.
Yin Erhu took a sip of the fermented glutinous rice chilled with well water, and said to Di Renjie with some worry, "Sir, I'm afraid they won't make it, right?"
Di Renjie took a sip of glutinous rice and said expressionlessly, "The masters in the Prince's Six Rates are all masters selected by His Majesty and the Queen for the Prince. They will be fine."
Yin Erhu smashed and smashed and said, "Why don't you feel something is wrong? There are just these people. With three brothers, I can beat them all." That Bagman, I heard from the Marquis, is the number one in the Western Region.
Strong general.
They just rushed over?"
This chapter has been completed!